Tim Stanton<p>As I approached the summit earlier this week, the trail steepened to the point that “ladders” (stairs) were installed to help hikers. However, the ladders (see pic from a previous summer) were completely covered with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> making for a challenge in the ascent/descent. After starting with microspikes, I then put on full crampons to get down safely. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FootpathFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FootpathFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>winter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backpacking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mountains</span></a></p>